Latin American history is one of miscegenation, syncretism and fantastic mergers. Medicine is one of the most eclectic aspects in the region, which has centuries-old traditions and an internationally recognized academy.

This November 20 is celebrated as Transgender Day of Remembrance, a date to honor all the people who have died by acts of anti-transgender violence. The situation in Latin America is even more serious than in the U.S., since it’s considered the most dangerous region to live your identity in full freedom.

The nominee to the direction of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Gina Haspel, reminds us of the dark and anti-human nature of an organization that has interfered in society and politics in a large part of the world, especially in Latin America.

Corruption has permeated Latin America for many years, but the region's countries have the opportunity to "advance" and put an end to "impunity," the president of Transparency International, Delia Ferreira, said at the World Economic Forum on Latin America in Sao Paulo.

Anybody with a modicum of knowledge about the history of U.S.-Latin America relations could have told Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that starting a weeklong, five-nation “goodwill tour” of that continent by singing the praises of the 1823 Monroe Doctrine, seeming to encourage the Venezuelan military to topple President Nicolás Maduro, and demanding for Cuba to make political changes pleasing to Washington was not going to be a stellar opening act.

More than 90 percent of countries with higher-income populations offer treatment to cancer patients, while in low-income countries the proportion is less than 30 percent, Mexican president said at the World Cancer Leaders' Summit, the first to be held in Latin America, has brought together 300 experts from 70 countries to discuss ways to combat this plague in the future.